Check it out: Fall 2016 Newsletter
Check it out: Fall 2016 Newsletter
We’re hosting our annual Farm to Fork event on October 4 and this year we are featuring fermentation! This event will include food from New Holland Brewing, Cultured Love, and deBoer Bakery — and as always, Bert from New Holland will be bringing plenty of specially brewed beer. Additionally, there will be live music, farm […]
Meet Kevin and Jennifer and family! This is our third interview in a series on how different Eighth Day Farm CSA members use their shares. Check out the first two interviews here and here. Tell us a bit about your family. We are a family of almost 6. Our kids are 10, 8, 5, and baby #4 due […]
Meet Bob and Joan! This is the second in our series of posts about how different Eighth Day Farm CSA members make the most of their shares. Tell us a bit about yourself. We are an active retired couple. Bob grew up in New Jersey and Joan here in Holland. We met at college in […]
Meet Bill, first to be featured in series of profiles we’re putting together to share how different members are putting their Eighth Day Farm CSA share to use. Tell us a bit about yourself. I’m single, and live alone in a small house near work. I work at Gentex in Zeeland with the microelectronic assembly […]
On Saturday, May 14th from 9am to 1pm we will be selling transplants from our Growth Center site at 709 Pine Avenue (between 29th and 30th Streets). More than encouraging home gardeners to get a jump on this year’s growing, the sale is an opportunity for anyone in the community to come out and support […]
Mark your calendar: April 26 (3:30-6pm) and April 30 (10am-noon) you’re invited to our Holland Town Center site (12330 James St) for Open Houses! Everyone is welcome – new farm members, those curious about the farm, long-term friends, etc. Walk the land, learn about participating in our CSA, chat with Farmer Kyle about the farm. […]
Come to Herrick District Library this Monday (February 22nd) at 7 PM for Sharing the Harvest, a great opportunity to learn more about local agriculture and food access. Featuring presentations by Jeff and Melissa Roessing, Sarah Hofman Graham (Backyard to Table project director), Lisa Uganski (Chair of Ottawa County Food Policy Council), and Diane Devereaux […]
Thank you to our co-sponsors: Hope College, Urban Roots, and Eighth Day Farm! Schedule 8:30-9:00 Registration 9:00-10:30 Opening Remarks: Framing the Question Levi Gardner – 45 minutes Panel – Steve, Tom, Nurya, and Lance 10:45-11:45 Breakout 1 (Theological) Tom Boogaart: Industrialized Eating Steve Bouma-Prediger: Why Be An Earthkeeper? 12:00 -1:00 Lunch (Semelink Hall at WTS) […]
Big thanks to the Clif Bar Family Foundation for their $2500 grant to help us launch the Urban Youth Market Growers Program!
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